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Greece

62 entries quoted from the Wikipedia articles written per year for Greece, 1932 CE to 2025 CE. Each century below shows a sample spread across it; the year link on a line opens everything held for that year.

20th century

51 entries, 1932 CE to 1999 CE — 25 shown, spread across the century

  • 193225 September – The result of the Greek legislative election is an ambivalent one for the two leading parties, the Liberal Party of Eleftherios Venizelos and the People's Party. The People's Party receives a plurality of votes in the Lower House elections, but wins fewer seats than the Liberal Party; the Liberals also win the most seats in the Senate.Greecesource
  • 193221 May – Leonidas Vasilikopoulos, admiral (died 2014)Greecesource
  • 19438 September – Jürgen Stroop becomes the country's HSSPF.Greecesource
  • 19439 November – Walter Schimana becomes the country's HSSPF.Greecesource
  • 197015 February – Dimitrios Loundras, gymnast (born 1885)Greecesource
  • 1971December 15 – The 1971 Intercontinental Cup took place in Greece.Greecesource
  • 1973July 29: Republic referendum held. Abolition of monarchy confirmed.Greecesource
  • 19748 December: Republic referendum held, resulting in establishing a constitutional republic.Greecesource
  • 1977November – 1977 Greek legislative electionGreecesource
  • 197731 March – Maria Sansaridou, rhythmic gymnastGreecesource
  • 19789 August – Olympic Airways Flight 411Greecesource
  • 197825 June – Virginia Karentzou, artistic gymnastGreecesource
  • 198028 February – Kyriaki Papanikolaou, artistic gymnastGreecesource
  • 198124 February – The 6.7 Ms Gulf of Corinth earthquake shook the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 22, injuring 400, and causing $812 million in damage.Greecesource
  • 198227 January – Eva Asderaki, tennis umpireGreecesource
  • 19844 May – Vasiliki Millousi, artistic gymnastGreecesource
  • 1985March 10 - Karamanlis resigns from the Presidency after the surprising political gamble of Andreas Papandreou for not supporting Karamanlis for a second term, leading to a constitutional crisis.Greecesource
  • 1985November 23 - EgyptAir Flight 648 was hijacked by the Palestinian terrorist organization Abu Nidal from Ellinikon International Airport in Athens. The subsequent raid on the aircraft by Egyptian troops killed 56 of the 86 passengers, two of the three hijackers, and two of the six crew, making the hijacking of Flight 648 one of the deadliest such incidents in history.Greecesource
  • 198613 September – The 6.0 Mw Kalamata earthquake shook the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). The shock left 20 dead and caused $5 million in damage.Greecesource
  • 198814 September – Theodora Pallidou, rhythmic gymnastGreecesource
  • 198929 January – Maria Kakiou, rhythmic gymnastGreecesource
  • 1995March 10 – Konstantinos Stephanopoulos was sworn in as President in the Hellenic Parliament and succeeding Konstantinos Karamanlis.Greecesource
  • 199514 October – Helen Vlachos, journalist (born 1911)Greecesource
  • 1997An ancient Greek statuette of Terpsichore is discovered during illegal excavations in Dodona, which is then later smuggled out of the country.Greecesource
  • 1997September 19 – Zoi Kontogianni, rhythmic gymnastGreecesource

21st century

11 entries, 2000 CE to 2025 CE

  • 200026 September - The MS Express Samina collided with the Portes Islets rocks in the Bay of Parikia off the coast of the Greek island of Paros, resulting in the death of 81 people.Greecesource
  • 200015 May – Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki becomes the President of the Athens Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games, to became the first woman succeed Panagiotis Thomopoulos.Greecesource
  • 20011 January - Greece adopted the Euro Currency eventually becoming officially the 12 European country to specifically join the European Union (EU) Eurozone member area country, replacing the Greek drachma in the digital transactions.Greecesource
  • 20021 January – The Euro Currency officially became the legal tender for Greece, along with the other European Union (EU) Eurozone member area countries, replacing the Greek drachma by being introduced physically with the official launch of the currency coins and banknotes. Greece entered a period on the same day where specifically both the Euro Currency and the Greek drachma were in dual circulation until exactly 28 February.Greecesource
  • 2003My Excuse alternative modern rock band release their first album.Greecesource
  • 2004December – European Commission issues formal warning after Greece found to have falsified budget deficit data in run-up to joining eurozone.Greecesource
  • 2004March 25 – The Olympic Flame was ignited at Olympia, Greece and it took it across the continents and return to Athens, Greece.Greecesource
  • 200514 August – Helios Airways Flight 522, a Boeing 737-300 en route from Larnaca to Athens crashed into a mountain near Grammatiko after suffering a loss of cabin pressure, killing all 121 passengers and crew on board.Greecesource
  • 2015February 11 – The Greek Coast Guard rescues all 22 crewmen from a Cyprus -flagged vessel Good Faith that ran aground on the Greek island of Andros during a storm in the Aegean Sea.Greecesource
  • 2017December – Rebetiko, a Greek music genre, is added to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists.Greecesource
  • 202522 May – A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Crete, causing extensive damage in the Heraklion area.Greecesource